donderdag 7 april 2011

Yorkshire assault vehicle

Finally finished! Took a lot of time and effort. This was an experiment for me in which I used all kinds of stuff to add onto one sculpture. Most of this stuff has to do with mountainbiking.

It wasn;t easy, because I had to get used to the different materials and during this sculpture I have learnt a lot.

The base is a sheep skull I found in Yorkshire and for a long time I had this idea of transforming it into an army vehicle. But I wanted this vehicle to feel like being a mixed part of three different films: Mad Max, Batman and The Transformers. Still I wanted to have a nice contrast with the skull or death. So the characters controlling the vehicle have bright colours. Suddenly giving it the feeling of a toy. Like playing with death.

The characters are based on the basic design of the logo on this blog. They are my version of a squid. This is good combination, because there is a lot of limestone where I found this skull and limestone contains a lot of fossils of sea organisms.

The wheels are moveable acting as independent suspension for display purposes.

These are quick pictures. I will have better pictures on my website later.

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Dr. Victor Freakinstyle is intrigued by the contrast between the natural and the urban. Combining manmade and natural materials, he creates humorous and startling new sculptures informed by popular culture and environmental issues.